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in diameter. The colour is light brownish; never becomes black. 

 Does not grow on gelatine. The mycelial filaments are very thin 

 (0-5 to I /^), with short mycelial segments occasionally dichotomous. 



The fungus is not pathogenic, or very slightly so, for rats and 

 mice 



Sporotrichum gougeroti Matruchot, 1910. 



Synonym,— Rhinocladium gougeroti Verdun, 1913. 



Differs from the typical Sp. beurmanni only in small details, the 

 principal ones of which are the black pigmentation of the colonies 

 from the very beginning, and the extremely abundant sporulation. 



Sporotrichum indicum Castellani, 1908. 



Found by Castellani in Ceylon. It is doubtful whether it is a 

 separate species, or merely a variety of Sp. beurmanni. The 

 mycelial threads are often somewhat larger (2 to 3 /lc wide) ; conidia 

 roundish (3 to 5 p) or oval (4 to 5 long and 3 to 4 in breadth). 

 The colonies on maltose and glucose agars may be of various colour 

 — white-greyish, light brownish, dark brownish, black. 



Sporotrichum jeanselmei Brumpt and Langeron, 1910. 



Was isolated by Jeanselme and P. Chevalier from a case of 

 gummatous sporotrichosis, and was studied botanically by Brumpt 

 and Langeron. It diflersirom S p. beurmanni 

 by the mycelial filaments being thinner. 

 These are septate, ramified with short lateral 

 branches supporting clusters of spores. The 

 spores are oval or roundish, 2 5 to 3 5 /t. 



Fig. 606. — Sporotrichum asteroides 

 Splendore in the Tissues. 

 Note radiate body. 



(From photographs by Dr. 



Fig. 607. — Sporotrichum aste- 

 roides Splendore. 

 Young culture. 

 Splendore.) 



Sporotrichum asteroides Splendore, 1908. 

 Synonym. — -Rhinocladium asteroides Verdun, 191 3. 

 Discovered by Splendore in South America. Is characterized by 



